Metropolitan City of Messina

Not to be confused with Strait of Messina metropolitan area.

Metropolitan City of Messina
Metropolitan City
Palazzo del Leoni, the provincial seat
Location of the Metropolitan City of Messina
Coordinates: 38°11′00″N 15°33′00″E / 38.18333°N 15.55000°E / 38.18333; 15.55000Coordinates: 38°11′00″N 15°33′00″E / 38.18333°N 15.55000°E / 38.18333; 15.55000
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Established	4 August 2015
Capital(s)	Messina
Comuni	108
Government
• Metropolitan Mayor	Renato Accorinti
Area
• Total	3,266.12 km² (1,261.06 sq mi)
Population (28-2-2014)
• Total	647,477
• Density	200/km² (510/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
ISTAT	083
Website	Official website

The Metropolitan City of Messina (Italian: Città metropolitana di Messina) is a metropolitan city in Sicily, Italy. Its capital is the city of Messina. It replaced the Province of Messina and comprises the city of Messina and other 107 municipalities (comuni).

History

It was first created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and then established by the regional law 15 August 2015.^[1]

Geography

Territory

The metropolitan city borders with the Metropolitan City of Palermo (the former Province of Palermo), the Metropolitan City of Catania (the former Province of Catania) and the Province of Enna. Part of its territory includes the Metropolitan area of the Strait of Messina, shared with Reggio Calabria.

Isola Bella, Taormina

Alcantara canyon

the Rocca Salvatesta(1340 m) from Fondachelli-Fantina

the Sanctuary of Tindari vore Marinello lakes

Megaliths of Argimusco, Montalbano-Elicona

Municipalities

Religious Feasts and tradition

date	Feast	City
6 december	Feast of Saint Nicholas	Saponara
8 december	Feast of the Immaculate Conception	Saponara
13 december	Feast of Saint Lucy	Santa Lucia del Mela
20 January	Feast of Saint Sebastian	Mistretta

References

↑ "Città metropolitane-legge 4 agosto 2015 n 15" (PDF) (in Italian).

External links

(Italian) Metropolitan City of Messina official website

Metropolitan cities and areas of Italy

Metropolitan cities	Bari Bologna Cagliari Catania Florence Genoa Messina Milan Naples Palermo Reggio Calabria Rome Turin Venice

Metropolitan areas	Bari Bologna Cagliari Catania Florence Genoa Messina-Reggio Calabria Milan Naples Padua Palermo Rome Turin Venice

Comuni of the Metropolitan City of Messina

Sicily

Provinces and places	Agrigento Caltanissetta Catania Enna Messina Palermo Ragusa Syracuse Trapani Islands Cities, towns and villages

History	Magna Graecia Sicilia province Sicilian revolt Theme of Sicily Emirate of Sicily County of Sicily Kingdom of Sicily War of the Sicilian Vespers Monarchs Viceroys Sicilian Parliament Two Sicilies 1848 Sicilian revolution Dictatorship of Garibaldi Risorgimento Allied invasion of Sicily

Politics and government	Politics of Sicily Statute of Sicily Elections in Sicily List of Presidents of Sicily Sicilian Regional Assembly

Culture and heritage	Cuisine List of Sicilian dishes Language People Music Sicilian Baroque Sicilian School Sicilian cart Coppola Flags Triskelion (Trinacria) Mount Etna

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